CHAPTER THREE

For almost 13 years now, she relies on sleeping pill to even get an hour of sleep and sometimes, she had end up not sleeping even after taking the pills. She spends most of her night, drawing a plan for her big mission and anticipating the downfall of the Kimberlys. The only times she slept peacefully, like a little baby, forgetting her worries and pain without even having to take her pills was whenever she was with him and for about two years, when they were still together, she enjoyed her sleep, each time she found it difficult to sleep, she ran to him and threw herself in his arms. After breaking up with him, she resumed back to taking her pills and some nights, she wished she could run to him and throw herself in him arms like always but they weren't together anymore so she couldn't but this night, he was with her and in his arms, she slept peacefully like a baby and by the time she opened her eyes, the sun was already out in the sky and a smile appeared on her face, it's been a while , she slept this long, the dawn always met her upright on her feet. She turned to the other side of the bed and realized that Michael wasn't in the room and the smile on her face disappeared. She jumped down from the bed and rushed to the living and she saw him in the dinning table, arranging the table for breakfast and the smile that had earlier disappeared from her face, appeared back. " what are you doing?" she asked and he lifted his head up from what he was doing to look at her, " breakfast is ready, go and wash up, I made sandwich"

"you didn't have to"

"aren't you going to work?" he asked and it was then she remembered that she had a meeting by 10 am and she hurriedly looked at the wall clock, it was already past 8, she really slept that long, she thought."I have a meeting, I almost forgot" she said and made to leave for the bathroom, then halted her steps, she moved closer to him and spoke, "Michael about last night, I....

"what about last night" he cut in, "it's not our first time sleeping together, so what is it you want to say about last night?"

"we aren't together anymore and...

"and what" he cut in again not allowing her to finish her sentence, "you didn't like it, didn't you enjoy it?"

"that's not what I mean and...

"and who said we aren't together anymore, I told you didn't I, that I am not going to leave you, I will wait for you Katherine, I will wait till you finish your job and then you will come back to me" he said and she smiled, she had longed to hear those words from his lips, waited for him to tell her he was going to wait for her, right now, she is the happiest woman in the world, she thought and shrieked with joy, then she heard him say, "you will be late for your meeting" and she rushed to the bathroom, took her bath and sat down to breakfast with him and after their breakfast, Michael dropped her off at the meeting venue.

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Katherine walked into the vacation home of Mr Anthonia, she was led in by a security officer. He is a buisness man and one of their investor and also a politician who was currently appointed as the minister of finance. She sat on the couch in his living room and brought out the contract of agreement that states that he was going to invest half a billion in the company from her bag. She looked around the room while waiting for his arrival and sighed, she hoped that everything was going to go well and that he wouldn't put her through stress before signing the contract this time around, she knows him well and knows he is womanizer who chase after everything in skirt and that's why he spends most of his time in his vacation home, so he could bring in all the women he wants without getting caught by both his wife and the press. He is a married man with two kids.

Finally, he arrived at the sitting room and she hastily stood on her feet and bowed her head" good morning sir, how was your night?"" she asked

"fine thank you, are you with the contract?" he asked

"yes, it's here with me" she said and waved the paper in her hand at him. "Chairman Frank would like me to apologize to you for not being able to come here himself, he has a meeting with the share holders this morning"

" he informed me about it already, it's fine" he said and sat heavily on the couch opposite Katherine. He was an old man of about age 60 with a tummy that is bigger than that of a pregnant woman. " bring the contract here" he said and Katherine hurriedly moved away from where she was and moved closer to him and placed the piece of paper neatly on the table and handed him a pen

"you are to sign here sir" she said to him, pointing at the space created for his signature on the paper but instead of signing the paper, "sit down" he said to her hitting his palm on the empty space beside him on the couch, " why are you in a hurry?" He asked and Katherine instantly knew that something huge is about to happen, she was hoping he wouldn't cause her any trouble this time around but it looks like he was going to. She obeyed him and sat down beside him uncomfortably, "feel free" he said to her and robbed her bare arms with his palm and she gently pushed his hands away, " don't be like this again Katherine, or else I won't sign this contract and I won't invest my money in your company again, that would be a huge loss and your boss won't be happy about that" he threatened and place his hand on her tight and she pushed his hand away again and stood on her feet angrily." it's seems like you aren't getting something here, congressman Anthonia, I work as a personal assistant not a whore, if you need to satisfy your sexual desire, find yourself a whore" she said

"okay then, go back with your contract, I won't sign it and I won't invest my money in the company again"

" don't do this sir" she pleaded

"are you ready to do what I want?" he asked

"suit yourself" she said, picked up the contract and left the vacation home angrily, this man ended up creating trouble for her after all, now she has to go and face Frank's worth, that devil wouldn't take it easy on her but she won't give her body to that old man never, she has to find another way. And while she stood in front of the vacation home waiting for her driver to bring her car and thinking of another best out of the mess she was in, her phone rang and it was Frank and she knew within herself that she was finished. She picked up the call to here him say," come to the office right now Bitch!"